I was born
in Nottingham England (The home of Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest
and also of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army) and have
been a Methodist since I started Sunday School at age three.
I graduated from the Richmond Methodist Theological College (Part of
the University of London) in 1960 and served churches in the
Shetland Islands and Yorkshire before coming to America and the New
Harbor and Round Pond Churches in 1966.
Since that time I have
served churches in various parts of the state and enjoyed them all.
In addition to serving the local church I have also served on the
Maine Conf. Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors of
Methodist Conference Home in Rockland. I retired in 2000 but
somehow managed to keep busy filling in wherever the need arose.
We have
a cottage at the Empire Grove Camp meeting Association in East Poland
where we enjoy our summers and take part in the various Camp meeting
activities.
Mary
and I have a blended family with 6 children and seven
grandchildren between
us. Mary was born in Long Branch, New Jersey and moved to Litchfield
(Purgatory) at age nine.
May
God bless you all,
Desmond and Mary Parker
The United Church of Monmouth is comprised of
both United Methodists and United Church of Christ members. We are
grateful for our diversity and strive to share the gospel and become
a united Christian family with a diverse community; young and old,
families and singles, men and women, and folks of all types. We find
common ground and the grace to be loving and accepting through our
Lord Jesus Christ.
